Lawson named to the Sporting News midseason All-America team

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas redshirt-junior Dedric Lawson has been named to the 2018-19 Sporting News Midseason All-America First Team, the publication announced Tuesday. Last year, 11 of the 15 players on the midseason team made the list at season’s end.
 
Lawson has seven double-doubles in his last 10 games and a Big 12-leading 11 for the season, which is tied for second nationally. The Memphis, Tennessee, forward has scored 20 or more points in nine games this season with eight in his last 14 contests. Lawson is second in the Big 12 in scoring at 19.2 ppg and leads the league in rebounding at 10.6 rpg. He is the only player in the league averaging a double-double. A three-time Big 12 Player of the Week (11/12, 11/26, 12/26) and three-time league newcomer of the week (12/3, 12/17, 1/14), Lawson leads KU with 19 blocked shots and his 1.1 blocks per game are ninth in the conference.
 
No. 7/8 Kansas (15-2, 4-1) will play at West Virginia (8-8, 0-4) on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. (Central) on ESPN. The Mountaineers play at TCU tonight (Jan. 15).
 
2018-19 Sporting News Midseason All-America Team
First Team
Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga
DEDRIC LAWSON, KANSAS
Grant Williams, Tennessee
Zion Williamson, Duke
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
 
Second Team
R.J. Barrett, Duke
Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
Markus Howard, Marquette
Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s
 
Third Team
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Virginia Tech
Carsen Edwards, Purdue
Daniel Gafford, Arkansas
Kyle Guy, Virginia
Caleb Martin, Nevada
 
John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy’s Midseason Top 25 (Men’s)

Name School Conference Height Class Position
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Virginia Tech ACC 6-5 So. G
RJ Barrett Duke ACC 6-7 Fr. F
Ignas Brazdeikis Michigan Big Ten 6-7 Fr. F
Jordan Caroline Nevada Mountain West 6-7 Sr. G/F
Jarrett Culver Texas Tech Big 12 6-6 So. G
Mike Daum South Dakota State Summit League 6-9 Sr. F
Carsen Edwards Purdue Big Ten 6-1 Jr. G
Rui Hachimura Gonzaga WCC 6-8 Jr. F
Ethan Happ Wisconsin Big Ten 6-10 Sr. F
Markus Howard Marquette Big East 5-11 Jr. G
De’Andre Hunter Virginia ACC 6-7 So. G
Keldon Johnson Kentucky SEC 6-6 Fr. G
Romeo Langford Indiana Big Ten 6-6 Fr. G
Dedric Lawson Kansas Big 12 6-9 Jr. F
Caleb Martin Nevada Mountain West 6-7 Sr. F
Luke Maye North Carolina ACC 6-8 Sr. F
Ja Morant Murray State Ohio Valley 6-3 So. G
Jordan Murphy Minnesota Big Ten 6-7 Sr. F
James Palmer Jr. Nebraska Big Ten 6-6 Sr. G
Shamorie Ponds St. John’s Big East 6-1 Jr. G
Myles Powell Seton Hall Big East 6-2 Jr. G
Admiral Schofield Tennessee SEC 6-6 Sr. G
Grant Williams Tennessee SEC 6-7 Jr. F
Zion Williamson Duke ACC 6-7 Fr. F
Cassius Winston Michigan State Big Ten 6-1 Jr. G

 
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